Reenact the suspenseful evening foisted upon a New England town. What creature can dominate the trail with only the gallop of hooves? What headless figure or apparition terrorizes the twilight? True horrors of the night are never obvious, but through the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Leonard Ingrande
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the retirement of a master teacher, Yukiko’s beautiful harmonic pallette is on full display with this hauntingly beautiful work for string orchestra. Absolutely stunning and full of opportunities for expressive playing, your audience will be…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Soldier’s March is a rousing concert march designed to flatter young string players. There are melodic lines throughout the orchestra, giving every section equal importance. The piece is designed to reinforce reading in the key of G as well as counting dotted…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Marc Allison
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Be transported to the wide-open spaces of a beautiful vista overlooking a canyon. Containing open intervals reminiscent of composers like Copland that have become part of the “American sound,” Sean O’Loughlin brings a strong motivic approach throughout this…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer Perry Holbrook has penned a stunning and heartfelt composition for advancing students. The piece is profound in its expressive nature, and will ignite the musical passion in your students. There are so many opportunities in this piece to be…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
Solo Feature
A beautiful arrangement of Handel's aria for strings with solo voice or instrument.Program NotesFrom the Opera "Semele"
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 + 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: With…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Harold Popp, Handel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Song of the Open Road is a colorful three-section work for solo vibraphone and orchestra inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem of the same title. Equally lyrical and virtuosic, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the talents of a percussion soloist with…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Walter Mertens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, Soulprints is a dynamic three-movement work that explores concepts of the human soul and spirituality.Program NotesAccording to Gnostic Christian scriptures, the existence of three distinct types of human soul…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Spirit is a rousing piece in 6/8 time. It opens with a lush harmonic presentation of thematic material to set the mood before flying into a jaunty Celtic-style romp. Dedicated to his wife Heather, composer Tyler Arcari has written a work that reflects the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Tyler Arcari
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Darkness descends, the mood is tense - The Spook is near! This piece is an ideal tool to introduce your band to the differences between major and minor tonality.Program NotesDarkness descends, the mood is tense - The Spook is near! It wanders through the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music